Neha Rani and Another Vs State of Haryana… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

Neha Rani and Another Vs State of Haryana… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioners' representation (Annexure P-3) within one week from receipt of a certified copy of the order and to grant the petitioners protection if there is any threat to their life and liberty.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, who claim to be major and are living in a live-in relationship against the wishes of respondents No.4 to 7, are entitled to protection of their life and liberty at the hands of the said private respondents.

Court's answer

The Court declined to comment on the relationship between the petitioners or to enter upon any exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file.

Ratio / Principle

Petition disposed of with direction to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioners' representation (Annexure P-3) within one week of receipt of a certified copy of the order and to grant them protection if there is any threat to their life and liberty.

Key takeaways

The order shall not be taken to protect the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any committed by them.ratio¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab and Haryana High Court, oral order (Harpreet Singh Brar, J.), 11.04.2025: Writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India by petitioners (Neha Rani and another) claiming to be major and living in a live-in relationship against the wishes of private respondents No.4 to 7, seeking protection of life and liberty; their representation dated 08.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) to respondent No.2 had elicited no action. Without commenting on the relationship or evaluating the evidentiary value of the documents on the file, the Court disposed of the petition, directing respondent No.2 to decide the representation within one week of receipt of a certified copy of the order and to grant protection if there is any threat to the petitioners' life and liberty; the order confers no immunity from legal action for any violation of law committed by the petitioners.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRWP-3688-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.04.2025

Neha Rani and another

... Petitioners

Vs.

State of Haryana and others

... Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR

Present: Mr. V.K. Dhiman, Advocate for the petitioners.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

Present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the official respondents to protect the life and liberty of petitioners at the hands of private respondents.

Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners are living in live-in relationship against the wishes of respondents No.4 to 7 and they claim themselves to be major and seek protection to their life and liberty. They apprehend danger from respondents No.4 to 7. The petitioners have submitted a representation dated 08.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) to

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respondent No.2 but no action has been taken so far.

Notice of motion to the official respondents only.

Ms. Geeta Sharma, DAG, Haryana, who is present in Court, accepts notice for the official respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to supply a copy of complete paper book to learned State counsel during course of the day.

Without commenting anything on the relationship between the petitioners and entering upon an exercise to evaluate the evidentiary value of the documents placed on the file, I dispose of this petition with direction to respondent No.2 to decide representation of the petitioners (Annexure P-3) within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order and grant them protection, if there is any threat to their life and liberty.

It is made clear that this order shall not be taken to protect the petitioners from legal action for violation of law, if any committed by them.

11.04.2025 vishnu

[ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] JUDGE

Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No

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